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SSPE Detains Group of Alleged Human Smugglers Near the Rio Grande
Twelve individuals were traveling in a Chevrolet Suburban and a sports Audi; the Suburban carried makeshift ladders on its roof, presumably intended for scaling…
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Who is Zhang Zhidong, the Chinese National Accused of Being Mexico’s ‘Fentanyl King’?
This is the extraordinary story of an alleged Chinese drug kingpin, a man accused of fueling the global fentanyl crisis. He was known as…
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Exposed: The Kidnapping of ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and the Betrayal of Joaquín Guzmán López
How far would a cartel leader go to avoid spending the rest of his life in prison? That is the question currently surrounding Ovidio…
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‘Los Chapitos’ Controlled Global Drug Trafficking and Now Hide Behind Word-of-Mouth Messages
Today we will discuss one of the key factions in the Sinaloa war—that of “Los Chapitos”—and a crisis that calls its future into question.…
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He Traded a Car for a Kilo of Cocaine, and the Border Did the Rest: It Turned Him Into a Human Smuggler and Drug Dealer
How a person’s life is built, how it unfolds, and at what moment a young man transforms into the man he is destined to…
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This Is How the U.S. Broke Two of ‘El Chapo’s’ Sons to Turn Them Into Snitches
On July 11, 2025, a trembling, thin young man with a vacant stare spoke before a U.S. judge in Chicago, Illinois. Clad in an…
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U.S. Anti-Drug Strategy Has Failed; Methamphetamine Trafficking Is on the Rise
In February 2025, Donald Trump designated the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) as foreign terrorist organizations, and in December of…
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This is the Arsenal of “Carlitos Rugrats,” a High-Ranking Operative in the Sinaloa Cartel
The U.S. government has filed charges against Carlos Páez Pereda—alias “Carlitos” or “Carlitos Rugrats,” an alleged high-level operative for the Sinaloa Cartel—for narco-terrorism and…
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El Mencho’s Second Business? The CJNG’s Sophisticated Fuel Theft Network Is Exposed
When the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is mentioned, people usually think of drugs and weapons. However, U.S. authorities revealed that the CJNG also…
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Two Years After The Fall of “El Mayo,” the War In Sinaloa Shows No Signs of Letting Up
Behind this plane and the photos documenting the surrender of “El Mayo” and Joaquín Guzmán López—son of “El Chapo”—lies a grim history written in…
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Police Officers and Hitmen as Accomplices: Criminal Network Behind the Murder of a Female Reporter in Moloacán Busted
What lies behind the case that has once again thrust the “Grupo Sombra” into the national spotlight? The kidnapping and murder of reporter Roxana…
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Chapos vs. Mayos: The Fratricidal War
The funereal war that is bleeding Sinaloa today continues its course. It’s already public knowledge that the breaking point was the arrest of Mayo…
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Three Teenagers Disappear in Jalisco; Authorities are Investigating Possible Recruitment
In Jalisco, the State Attorney General’s Office is investigating the disappearance of three young men—three boys who had just graduated from middle school in…
